“Eight years after Citizens United, it’s time for bold ways to fix democracy”
Liz Kennedy and Alex Tausanovitch oped in The Hill.
Monthly Archives: January 2018
“Dallas County Republicans file lawsuit to kick 128 Democrats off election ballot”
Potentially big news in Texas:
Dallas County Republicans have filed a lawsuit to have 128 Democrats kicked off the March 6 primary ballot.
The lawsuit, filed in Dallas County late Friday, contends that Dallas County Democratic Party Chairman Carol Donovan… Continue reading
Government Doesn’t Want Senator Menendez to Have Prayer Circles During Next Trial
NJ.com on the government’s weird motion:
Prosecutors complained that the jury in the first trial would often see the senator holding prayer circles with dressed clergy in the hallway and singing religious hymns in the hallway. They said Menendez would… Continue reading
“Did Citizens United Help Russians Funnel Money To NRA?”
“A second bite at the apple? State constitutions and the ethos of fairness in elections”
Franita Tolson oped in The Hill.
“GOP legislators ask altered North Carolina maps be delayed”
WRAL:
The GOP lawmakers’ lawyers filed Sunday a motion asking the federal judges stay their order accepting new boundary lines from a special master while legislators appeal that order to the U.S. Supreme Court. They want a decision by Monday… Continue reading
“Trump’s attempts to show voter fraud appear to have stalled”
“Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker won’t say if he wants to oust state ethics and elections chiefs”
Patrick Marley:
As Republican state senators prepare to oust the state’s ethics and elections chiefs, GOP Gov. Scott Walker won’t say if he agrees the pair should go.
Three times on Friday, Walker sidestepped questions about whether he thought the… Continue reading
“Judge Knocks DOJ Claim That Kobach Can’t Speak For Voter Fraud Panel”
TPM:
A federal judge didn’t buy the Justice Department’s argument that Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach couldn’t speak to what was being done with the data collected by the now-defunct voter fraud commission he led. The judge ordered that… Continue reading
“Drawing the Line on Redistricting”
New Bruce Cain column in the American Interest:
The Supreme Court has decided to review three partisan redistricting cases this term. One case centers on an alleged Republican partisan gerrymander in Wisconsin (Gill v. Whitford), another on an alleged Democratic… Continue reading
North Carolina redistricting – where we’re at
Justin here: just a quick note for those trying desperately to keep track of what’s where in North Carolina redistricting given the last few days. (This is the really short version.) Don’t worry, this’ll all change by the time you… Continue reading
Breaking and Analysis: Three Judge Court in North Carolina Racial Gerrymandering Case Unanimously Adopts Special Master Plans for Remedying Violations; Next Stop SCOTUS?
In a unanimous and expected opinion and order (92 page pdf), the three judge court in the Covington case, on remand from the U.S. Supreme Court, adopted special master Nate Persily’s plan to adopt new legislative districts to… Continue reading
“Seventh Circuit Rules Against Expanding Territorial Voting Rights”
Release:
Late yesterday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled against expanding territorial voting rights in Segovia v. United States. The case presented an equal protection challenge by plaintiffs in Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin… Continue reading
More Trouble for Kobach’s Crosscheck
McPherson Sentinel:
Secretary of State Kris Kobach’s office will postpone the initial uploading of voter registration data from other states to the Kansas-based Interstate Crosscheck System while it reviews the program’s cybersecurity, a state official said Wednesday.
Bryan Caskey, director… Continue reading